Ryan Kent has shone at Scottish Premiership powerhouses Rangers but does he have a future in the Premier League with Liverpool?
Rangers’ managing director Stewart Robertson has confirmed the club would love to sign Ryan Kent from Liverpool in the summer, in quotes reported by the Scotsman.
The lively winger followed Steven Gerrard from Anfield to Ibrox in the summer, joining on loan for the entirety of the 2018/19 season. And, after a slow start to life north of the border, Kent has shone in recent months with his speed and trickery making him a key player for the Glasgow giants.
In total, the former Bristol City and Barnsley loanee has scored five goals in all competitions while contributing a further eight assists.
Speaking to the Oceania Rangers Supporters Association convention this week, Robertson has admitted that Rangers would love to keep Kent at Ibrox should the opportunity arise.
“He wouldn’t be cheap but if (the) opportunity comes up to retain him we will explore it. He’s a great player,” he said. “We have an excellent relationship with Liverpool but too early to say.”
Encouragingly, Kent admitted back in October to the Scottish Sun that he would ‘consider’ committing his future to Rangers if Liverpool were willing to cash in at the end of the campaign.
However it remains to be seen if Rangers can afford a player who could be valued in excess of £10 million in today’s transfer market.
Reports in the Scottish Sun that the Gers are watching Motherwell’s coveted 19-year-old Jake Hastie suggests they are planning for life without Kent, too.
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